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Post by salopstick on Jan 17, 2014 11:36:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 17:42:43 GMT
I remember this story very well ....and there had been other Japanese soldiers who remained in the jungles for many years after the war had ended ....but twenty nine years ! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 18:55:04 GMT
This report is wrong.
The last two soldiers surrendered 60 years after the war ended on the Philippine Island of Mindanao some 600 miles from the capital.
They surrendered in 2005 and had survived in the jungles and mountains for all that time.
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Post by kingstokie on Jan 17, 2014 18:57:26 GMT
Always reminds me of that Laurel and Hardy episode, where Stan starts shooting down a plane, years after the end of the war  EDIT: Didn't realise it was in German until I posted it  |
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Post by salopstick on Jan 17, 2014 20:14:54 GMT
This report is wrong. The last two soldiers surrendered 60 years after the war ended on the Philippine Island of Mindanao some 600 miles from the capital. They surrendered in 2005 and had survived in the jungles and mountains for all that time. So that bbc report is bollocks? So are the bbc links you posted on the Scargill thread |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jan 17, 2014 21:38:08 GMT
This report is wrong. The last two soldiers surrendered 60 years after the war ended on the Philippine Island of Mindanao some 600 miles from the capital. They surrendered in 2005 and had survived in the jungles and mountains for all that time. So what's wrong with the report? It does not say he was the last to surrender. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2014 6:10:19 GMT
I remember this story very well ....and there had been other Japanese soldiers who remained in the jungles for many years after the war had ended ....but twenty nine years ! Can't think of a much nicer place to live to be honest. The Philippines, particularly the hundreds of smaller islands have a staggering natural beauty and biodiversity. Easy to live off the land there too. I reckon those Japanese soldiers would have jacked in a lot sooner if they found themselves on the Falklands! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2014 21:54:59 GMT
Is it too late for us to surrender to the Germans, I'm sure we'd be better off if Merkel run our country.
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